A Town Called Malice - The Jam [Drum/Scratch/Bass Intro] x2 [Instrumental & ukes] C C C C [Verse 1] Em Dm Stop dreaming of a quiet life, it's the one we'll never know Em Dm Running for the runway bus 'cos those rosey days are few, well! F Em Stop apologising for things you've never done G 'Cos time is short and life is cruel G7 C It's up to us to change this town called malice C Yeahhhh [Instrumental] C C [Verse 2] Em Dm Rows of disused milk floats in the dairy yard Em Dm A hundred lonely housewives....clutch milk bottles to their hearts F Em Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry G It's enough to make you stop believing G7 C When tears come fast and furious, in a town called malice, C Yeahhhh [Instrumental] C C [Verse 3] Em Dm Ba ba ba ba ba da ba, ba ba ba da ba woah! Em Dm Ba ba ba ba ba da ba, ba ba ba da ba F Em Struggle after struggle, year after year G G7 The atmosphere's, a blend of ice, I'm almost stone cold dead C In a town called malice C ooo yeah C [Bridge] Bm Am A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef Bm Am Gets dashed against the co-op G Either cut down on beer or the kids' new gear G7 C It's a big decision in a town called Malice....oo oo yeah [Ukes stop] [Drum/Scratch/Bass Intro] x2 [Instrumental & ukes] C C C C [Verse 4] Em Dm The ghost of a steam train echoes down my track Em Dm At the moment bound for nowhere just going 'round and 'round F Em Playground kids and creaking swings laughter in the breeze G Could go on for hours and probably will G7 C But I'd sooner put some joy in this town called malice yeah [Instrumental - Outro] C C (Repeat to fade)